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[Intro]
     DEat your words, eat your heart out
     Eat your words, eat your heart out
     DThere's not much left,      Dsus4   Djust my red dressDsus4  
     Djust this feelinDsus4g         D  Emthat I gAot
     DYou made me a victim      Dsus4   Din your Christmas kitchenDsus4  
     Dit's my memory       Dsus4     D  Emit's your loAss
     DBlDsus4eu        DblaDsus4ck,        Dmaybe F#myou got sGomething
     but the flAowers grew bDack
     DAnd was it familiar      Dsus4   Dwhen you touched my sisterDsus4  
     DGod, I don't think       Dsus4      Dthere's a wEmord for thAat
     DBleu      Dsus4    DblackDsus4,        Dmaybe yoF#mu got somGething
     but the flAowers grew bDlack
     DI gave it away,      Dsus4     Dwhore for a dayDsus4  
     DIt's so ugly,      Dsus4     D  EmI'm still bAreathing
     DBut you never got       Dsus4    Dmy virgin heartDsus4  
     DIt stayed locked upDsus4,       D  Emit's still beaAting
     DBlDsus4eu        DblaDsus4ck,        Dmaybe F#myou got sGomething
     but the flAowers grew bDlack
     DEat your words,      Dsus4   Deat your hatDsus4  
     DEat your words,      Dsus4   Deat your heart outDsus4  
     DI never felt so clean,      Dsus4   Dyou did the sin supremeDsus4  
     DYou never had a clueDsus4,       D  Emyou can't take it with yAou
     DI never felt so cleaDsus4n,     Dyou did the sin supremeDsus4  
     DYou never had a clue,      Dsus4    D  Emyou can't take it with Ayou.

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Blue Black

by Heather Nova

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Dsus4

F#m

[Intro]

Eat your words, eat your heart out

D Dsus4 D Dsus4

There's not much left, just my red dress

D Dsus4 D Em A

just this feeling that I got

D Dsus4 D Dsus4

You made me a victim in your Christmas kitchen

D Dsus4 D Em A

it's my memory it's your loss

D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D F#m G

Bleu black, maybe you got something

A D

but the flowers grew back

D Dsus4 D Dsus4

And was it familiar when you touched my sister

D Dsus4 D Em A

God, I don't think there's a word for that

D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D F#m G

Bleu black, maybe you got something

A D

but the flowers grew black

D Dsus4 D Dsus4

I gave it away, whore for a day

D Dsus4 D Em A

It's so ugly, I'm still breathing

D Dsus4 D Dsus4

But you never got my virgin heart

D Dsus4 D Em A

It stayed locked up, it's still beating

D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D F#m G

Bleu black, maybe you got something

A D

but the flowers grew black

D Dsus4 D Dsus4

Eat your words, eat your hat

D Dsus4 D Dsus4

Eat your words, eat your heart out

D Dsus4 D Dsus4

I never felt so clean, you did the sin supreme

D Dsus4 D Em A

You never had a clue, you can't take it with you

D Dsus4 D Dsus4

I never felt so clean, you did the sin supreme

D Dsus4 D Em A

You never had a clue, you can't take it with you.

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